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<blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 6723691" data-attributes="member: 205">I was just thinking similar thoughts, and the Barbarian is an excellent example.&nbsp; I think there's a divide between how people view the D&amp;D setting in regards to magic.&nbsp; Some people see it as medieval Europe, but with elves and wizards that can summon demons on top.&nbsp; Other people see dragons flying and people taking 10 axe blows and assume the world is laced with magic all the way down.&nbsp; The game initially treated magic as something external, something other; spells were usable only by obscure rituals or by intercession of the gods.&nbsp; But more recent classes have also treated magic as something intrinsic, something transformational; a mutant power or an alien birthright as opposed to a gadget, to invoke comic tropes.So yea, I'm totally OK with the warlord doing something magic with the understanding that the world itself is magic, and heroes embrace that to become heroes in the first place.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TwoSix, post: 6723691, member: 205"] I was just thinking similar thoughts, and the Barbarian is an excellent example. I think there's a divide between how people view the D&D setting in regards to magic. Some people see it as medieval Europe, but with elves and wizards that can summon demons on top. Other people see dragons flying and people taking 10 axe blows and assume the world is laced with magic all the way down. The game initially treated magic as something external, something [I]other[/I]; spells were usable only by obscure rituals or by intercession of the gods. But more recent classes have also treated magic as something intrinsic, something transformational; a mutant power or an alien birthright as opposed to a gadget, to invoke comic tropes. So yea, I'm totally OK with the warlord doing something magic with the understanding that the world itself is magic, and heroes embrace that to become heroes in the first place. [/QUOTE]

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